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Quaternary — synonyms, definition

1. quaternary (Adjective)

3 synonyms
4th fourth quaternate
2 definitions

quaternary (Adjective) — Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four. ex. "a quaternary compound"

quaternary (Adjective) — Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position, time, degree or magnitude. ex. "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"

2. quaternary (Noun)

13 synonyms
4 Age of Man IV Little Joe Quaternary period four foursome quadruplet quartet quatern quaternion quaternity tetrad
2 definitions

quaternary (Noun) — Last 2 million years.

quaternary (Noun) — The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.

4 types of
digit figure geological period period
7 parts
Holocene Holocene epoch Pleistocene Pleistocene epoch Recent epoch glacial epoch recent
3 parts of
Age of Mammals Cenozoic Cenozoic era